New Design High School (NDHS) is a small academic high school with a focus on design, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the Seward Park Campus. We are a college preparatory school that uses the concept of design to assist in meeting the holistic needs of adolescents, including the academic, intellectual, social, emotional and artistic sides of students.
NDHS integrates the idea, concept and process of design into a progressive, academic, high school curriculum, thereby offering a model of innovative and comprehensive education. The school community believes that design and the design process allow students to experience a more experiential form of inquiry-based education that is focused on understanding real world contexts, self-expression and problem solving. We believe that when students are engaged in the process of designing, they are learning to observe, seek problems, identify needs, frame problems, work collaboratively, explore and appreciate solutions, weigh alternatives, and communicate their ideas verbally, graphically and physically.
The design process also includes periods for self-assessment, critiques of works in progress, revisions and opportunities for reflection on the entire process. NDHS integrates all of its classes with the idea of design and the design process, as well as offer classes in design. NDHS currently has over 400 students in grades 9-12.
David Rothauser
Marc Sole
Meghan Iguchi
Theresa Stanley
Ben Niles
9th Grade Fundamentals of Science 10th Grade Living Environment/9th Grade Fundamentals of Science 10th Grade Living Environment/11th Grade Chemistry 11th Grade Chemistry/9th Grade Fundamentals of Science 12th Grade Psychology
Social Studies
Tad Dozono
Jessica Stewart
Jeremiah Rosenfals
Michelle Walker
Laura Rubin
9th Grade History and Civilization / 12th Grade History 10th Grade Global Studies / 11th US History 9th Grade History / 10th Grade Global Studies 9th Grade History and Civilization / 11th US History 9th Grade History / 10th Grade Global Studies
Design
Corey Willis
David Vranich
Ben Rojas
Julie Zenobi
Brian Lentini
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Our Story
New Design High School (NDHS) is a small academic high school with a focus on design, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the Seward Park Campus. We are a college preparatory school that uses the concept of design to assist in meeting the holistic needs of adolescents, including the academic, intellectual, social, emotional and artistic sides of students.
NDHS integrates the idea, concept and process of design into a progressive, academic, high school curriculum, thereby offering a model of innovative and comprehensive education. The school community believes that design and the design process allow students to experience a more experiential form of inquiry-based education that is focused on understanding real world contexts, self-expression and problem solving. We believe that when students are engaged in the process of designing, they are learning to observe, seek problems, identify needs, frame problems, work collaboratively, explore and appreciate solutions, weigh alternatives, and communicate their ideas verbally, graphically and physically.
The design process also includes periods for self-assessment, critiques of works in progress, revisions and opportunities for reflection on the entire process. NDHS integrates all of its classes with the idea of design and the design process, as well as offer classes in design. NDHS currently has over 400 students in grades 9-12.
Learn more about New Design High School
· Read Our Mission Statement· Download our Developmental Overview (PDF)
· Download our Quality Review Report for 2006-2007 (PDF)
· Download our Quality Review Report for 2007-2008 (PDF)
· Download our Progress Report (2006-2007)
Our Team
Scott Conti
Laurie Kardos
Corey J. Willis
Sarah Baltazar
Assistant Principal
Director of Design
Director of Culture
Morietta Goggins
Rosa Bourdon
Sasha Silverman
Secretary
Attendance
Danilo Martinez
Jesse Pais
Rachel Posner
Tisha Tara
Dean
Director of PD
College Guidance
Clifford Cohen
Katrina Whitman
Mandated Counselor
Michael Richman
Philip Dituri
Tad Dozono
Dan Black
Michelle Heller
Maria Clausen
English
Math
Social Studies
Science
Spanish
Support
Charles Keung
Classroom Aid
Michael Richman
Sara Primo
Rachel Posner
Jessica Westerman
Avi Kline
John Istel
9th Grade English / 11th Grade Latino Literature
9th Grade / 11th Grade
10th Grade / 12th Grade
9th Grade / 11th Grade
Elvis Vasquez
Robert Costelllo
Jesse Johnson
Cristina Amintat Thiam
9th Grade Algebra I / 10th Grade Algebra II
10th Grade Algebra II / 12th Pre-Calculus
9th Grade Algebra / 10th Grade Algebra II
9th Grade Algebra / 11th Grade Geometry & Optimization
Marc Sole
Meghan Iguchi
Theresa Stanley
Ben Niles
10th Grade Living Environment/9th Grade Fundamentals of Science
10th Grade Living Environment/11th Grade Chemistry
11th Grade Chemistry/9th Grade Fundamentals of Science
12th Grade Psychology
Jessica Stewart
Jeremiah Rosenfals
Michelle Walker
Laura Rubin
10th Grade Global Studies / 11th US History
9th Grade History / 10th Grade Global Studies
9th Grade History and Civilization / 11th US History
9th Grade History / 10th Grade Global Studies
David Vranich
Ben Rojas
Julie Zenobi
Brian Lentini
9th Grade Design / 11th Grade Design
9th Grade Design
10th Grade Design
9th Grade Design / 11th Grade Design
Michele Heller
Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III
Erin Mack
Maria Clausen
Darren Chase
Collaborative Team Teacher
Collaborative Team Teacher, SETSS
ESL Teacher
Kate Artibe
Professor Lampreia
Palmer Taylor
Stretching & Breathing
Capoeira
Aquatics
Alice Proujansky
Norah Wolley
Sam Sellers
Mtume Grant
Alejandro Duran
Adia Whitaker
Photo Integration
Stomp Theater
Poetry
Spoken Word / Music Production
Video Production
Dance Revolution
Julia Grob
Girls Leadership
Our Partners
Open Road New York
Make a Better Place
www.cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/physio/318/openrd.html
www.makeabetterplace.org